[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18893]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF AMIT PRIYAVADAN MEHTA TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 1072.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Amit 
Priyavadan Mehta, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. I ask that the cloture motion, which is at the desk, be 
reported.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented 
under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of 
     Amit Priyavadan Mehta, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Christopher A. Coons, 
           Dianne Feinstein, Richard J. Durbin, Richard 
           Blumenthal, Brian Schatz, Debbie Stabenow, Michael F. 
           Bennet, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer, 
           Christopher Murphy, Edward J. Markey, Al Franken, Tom 
           Harkin, Sheldon Whitehouse.

           

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